Energy Efficiency

United’s Edson Perez and Brian Turner share insights on a new study from The Brattle Group that examines how California can use VPPs to quintuple its existing peak demand response capacity, quickly add power and capacity to the grid, strengthen its resilience, and enable more value for investment decisions by consumers.

United’s Sarah Steinberg reflects on four key lessons learned throughout Colorado utility Xcel Energy’s inaugural Gas Infrastructure Plan (GIP) process.

United’s Meron Lemmi outlines a recent study by Strategen conducted for Advanced Energy United that sounds the alarm for Consumers Energy customers in Michigan. Monthly home heating bills, an already significant burden for many, are forecasted to rise — from an average of $75 in 2021 to between $114 and $131 in 2030. 

United’s Sarah Steinberg outlines a the major progress made in the building energy transition in 2023 across the United States.

Natural gas utilities are at risk of stagnating customer growth and declining demand per customer due to competition from cost-effective electrification solutions and decarbonization efforts. For states looking to improve transparency into or oversight of gas utilities, or states looking to better facilitate a smooth transition to clean energy, this white paper offers a blueprint.

PV Magazine reports on a recent analysis of the electric resource plan for Xcel Energy’s Colorado subsidiary, the Public Service Company of Colorado. The analysis, commissioned by Advanced Energy United and authored by Strategen Consulting Group, found a clean energy resource portfolio would be a more cost-effective way to power Colorado homes and businesses compared to building a new natural gas “peaker” plant.

Since 2016, the United States has acknowledged every first Wednesday in October to celebrate one of the most essential players in combating climate change: energy efficiency.

The report shows that Michigan utility Consumers Energy’s residential customer gas rates will steadily increase over the next several decades due to projected utility capital expenditures and energy efficiency and electrification trends.

Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance (TAEBA) encourages the Public Utility Commission of Texas to prioritize reforms to Texas’ energy efficiency programs and to continue to make progress on the Energy Efficiency Implementation Project.